Here at SVCCS, we believe each student has the right to highly effective math intervention and instruction. Math instruction at SVCCS follows all of the PA Core Standards. Each grade level has their math skills broken down into units or modules. Students are taught each lesson in a whole group setting. Students are then broken into small groups and instruction is tailored to meet the needs of each individual student. Formative assessments are conducted at the end of each lesson to ensure students are mastering skills along the way. Teachers follow the “The Science of Math” model.
SVCCS is also excited to be using a program called Spring Math to help supplement our math curriculum! Spring Math is an evidence-based tool designed to promote growth in math for ALL students. Our goal is to accelerate the growth in our students’ mastery of fundamental math skills and to help them grow in their math proficiency! In order for students to demonstrate mastery in any skill, research is clear that students need to understand how to do the skill well enough to not just do it, but also to do it quickly.
To implement Spring Math and help our students reach mastery on math subskills in our classrooms, the teachers give brief, timed assessments to their students that are tailored for each grade level. Spring Math usually begins with easier, below-grade-level skills to verify mastery and then rapidly accelerates as children demonstrate mastery of skills. Teachers then put the students’ scores into the Spring Math system and our students’ own data is used to create customized classwide and/or individual instructional packets for students to boost mastery of math concepts.
